AuthorTopic: Yesterday & Today Butcher Cover (Read 14754 times)

Any of you out there own a "Butcher Cover" album of the Beatles' 1966 US release, "Yesterday and Today"? Either original or the "peeled" version?The guy at the local used record store has a "peeled" one that is in awesome condition. I think it's worth a couple grand. Back in the late 1980's, I went one weekend to Austin, Texas to the huge record show they hold down there twice a year. I saw an original, "still SEALED" butcher cover and the dealer was wanting 25 THOUSAND dollars for it. Amazing...............let's hear your thoughts..........

You think I'm gonna BID on that? I'll keep an eye on it on ebay. I have more better things to do with my money..............I've spent a small fortune on the Beatles Monthlys magazines to have the complete set........

I've always been more interested in the music itself rather than memorabilia; it's when a bootleg of new material comes out that I show up. As for Yesterday...and Today, I make do with a Millenium Remasters transfer and a "butcher cover" insert.

BlueMeanie

As for that person selling that on ebay....If I had it, I would never sell it! It said that her or his father had bought it from Sears in the 60's. I would keep it!!!

I'm not into the collecting thing either. If you had an album worth $15,000 you'd have to keep it locked away, secure, and under the right temperature conditions. So what's the point? As an investment, yes. For any other reason it's a waste of time.

You know, on another thought, I don't think I'd want something like that in my collection. Too valuable and what would you do with it? You couldn't display it for fear it would get stolen. I'll just stick to my collection of Beatle Book Monthlys.

I've always secretly hoped that I'd go to a flea market/garage sale/used record store and get a butcher cover for five dollars! Never hurts to dream!

Absolutely; and in fact I found copies of things like Get Back, Sweet Apple Trax, and The Decca Tapes by rooting through the used LP sections of Toronto record stores. Of course I had to rummage past copy after copy of the red and blue albums and Abbey Road to find them, though. I got a copy of The Decca Tapes for a dollar or so from a shop on Queen Street because the guy who ran it didn't know what it was and thought that his dozen or so used copies of the red and blue albums were all worth more!

Okay, here's an ethics question for you guys: If you went to a garage sale and an old granny was selling The Butcher Cover for a pittance, would you buy it knowing that it's worth thousands of dollars and thereby cheat the old lady out of what is rightfully hers or would you tell her what she had in her possession so she could better decide what to do with it? Keep in mind that the old granny could be having this garage sale because she needs the money. Hmm, what to do?

Lucky you Geoff. There's only two used record stores here in town and the one I always go to..........the dude collects Beatles stuff too. He's the one I mentioned earlier that has a near mint "peeled" cover of the Butcher cover.

Okay, here's an ethics question for you guys: If you went to a garage sale and an old granny was selling The Butcher Cover for a pittance, would you buy it knowing that it's worth thousands of dollars and thereby cheat the old lady out of what is rightfully hers or would you tell her what she had in her possession so she could better decide what to do with it? Keep in mind that the old granny could be having this garage sale because she needs the money. Hmm, what to do?

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^^^^^^Tuff one Sandra............I got to think on this one.............

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BlueMeanie

Okay, here's an ethics question for you guys: If you went to a garage sale and an old granny was selling The Butcher Cover for a pittance, would you buy it knowing that it's worth thousands of dollars and thereby cheat the old lady out of what is rightfully hers or would you tell her what she had in her possession so she could better decide what to do with it? Keep in mind that the old granny could be having this garage sale because she needs the money. Hmm, what to do?